Nuno Espirito Santo believes West Ham have been unfortunate to not depart Outdated Trafford with a win after coming from behind to attract 1-1 with Manchester United.
Soungoutou Magassa’s 83rd-minute equaliser salvaged West Ham some extent after Diogo Dalot had put the hosts in entrance shortly earlier than the hour.
Since Nuno’s first league recreation answerable for the Hammers on September 29, solely Aston Villa (9) have received extra factors from shedding positions than West Ham’s eight within the top-flight.
Nuno remains to be ready for his first away win answerable for the membership, with West Ham’s final street victory coming in opposition to Nottingham Forest when the 51-year-old was in cost in August.
Nevertheless, a robust comeback that ensured they didn’t depart Manchester empty-handed left him feeling constructive about their current progress.
“We ought to be happy with the work of the boys. They work actually exhausting to comprise Man Utd,” he informed Sky Sports activities. “We went for the sport. The boys labored actually exhausting. We’ve got to be glad.
“I used to be glad [when the equaliser went in]. I used to be very, very glad as a result of I believe we have been on prime of the sport in that second; we had momentum.
“It’s an essential consequence as a result of it’s a troublesome place to return. We’re proud that we achieved one thing. It might have been three [points]. I felt we had good momentum – Man Utd, after all, additionally had some possibilities.
“But it surely doesn’t change something. We’re constructing, at all times on the lookout for a greater efficiency. We’ll get well sooner for Brighton. When we now have a very good consequence, a very good efficiency, the legs get well sooner. So, we’re going to have a troublesome match on Sunday, however with a greater restoration.”
It was Magassa’s first objective for West Ham, and he turned the 179th completely different participant to attain a Premier League objective for the membership (excluding personal objectives). No facet has extra completely different goalscorers within the competitors’s historical past (degree with Tottenham).
He had additionally missed an opportunity earlier within the second half when the rating was 0-0, firing his effort from the precise into the facet netting.
Although West Ham failed to maneuver out of the relegation zone – they’re two factors behind Seventeenth-place Leeds United – Magassa feels this was a significant level.
“The sensation is superb,” he informed Sky Sports activities. “We performed a very good recreation as a workforce.
“All of us combat for everybody. I’m glad to attain my first objective within the Premier League.
“It was an excellent level, an essential level for the workforce within the championship, and we’ve bought to combat. I wish to play, to offer my finest for the followers, the membership, the coach and my team-mates, and I wish to proceed like that.”
